Re: Tighten up Skype?

I saw that setting but I guess I didn't understand it. It appears as though it does not use any particular port. What I get from that seems to be that you can set it to use whatever port you want it to use. If so then I guess I can set it to what ever I want and then set the firewall rule accordingly.

But that is for incoming it appears. I was wondering about outgoing too. Could it be that is uses the same port for both?

After reading the link and seeing the screenshot, It's clear that you can set an incoming fixed port number of your choice. I'd also disable uPnP and leave it off unless it disables any required Skype function.

Personally, I prefer to let Skype assign a random ephemeral port. That essentially makes it a moving target for port scanners.

I don't know if application filters on higher end IDS and firewall products can filter/pass the proprietary Skype protocols. Perhaps someone can help on that...--Buckle Up. It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car.

Skype when used with UPNP turned on (on both the router and in Skype) will not close open ports on exit. skype uses uPnP to open a port in the router it NEVER closes that port when skype shuts down. This is quite a large security risk and in most cases uPnP is not needed by skype and can/should be disabled. There are a few cases that due to network config skype will need the uPnP as it's only option to communicate to the client but this is the exception and not the rule.--Gladiator Security Forum »www.gladiator-antivirus.com/

Skype when used with UPNP turned on (on both the router and in Skype) will not close open ports on exit. skype uses uPnP to open a port in the router it NEVER closes that port when skype shuts down. This is quite a large security risk and in most cases uPnP is not needed by skype and can/should be disabled. There are a few cases that due to network config skype will need the uPnP as it's only option to communicate to the client but this is the exception and not the rule.

Is that because Skype is being terminated without closing out the program correctly? Or is the application not fully UPnP compatible? When an application is exited gracefuly, those ports are then supposed to be closed. But I guess those programs aren't going to wait around forever for your router to respond that ports have been successfully closed.--Remember that cool hidden "Graffiti Wall" here on BBR? After the name change I became the "owner", so to speak as it became: Dustyn's Wall »[Serious] RIP